Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-06

Ryl rye blend" and who, when
80 ftbe fxings were thrown over the
~ = ~, would hesitate and eye
TSvsS..S, moment, then rush to
e5Esty .ntaS ND trot away to rest in
I!EEkSsFySas -. I'm and contented. One
s5fT tSa Word ''got on to him"
49, later. He shifted it, then
sssaEFs&<EE2l look curIed his tail be-
I2S$N@n4Snd sought, not the sun,
49, ~. He was never seen
= pan commit suicide that
Then there was the little
rs allowed occasionally
u2e day the menu
Alas! when
arrived both sauce and
\Sng t9fzziSaea ar departed.
~ SPECIMEN OF
lylse master has
visited certain we'll
80 ht certain hours of the
d since NJ the dog, the mae
NAL has \e so accustomed TO
the sa!oohN even should the
bass it the dog Will 20 half way
steps and wag his tongue, as
say, you've forgotten some
Ne dav the master gave him
kpm his own mug, then set
counter: the dog smacked
y eyed the mug and fol-
But every day after that
lis day-directly the mug
de bar with little residue
90 MASSIVE canine beauty
hOrepaws on the counter
2isy 'htO tine glass and tip it's
Ents ONEnto his mouth. 1t has be-
ksuch a general practice that usually
we him chance afterWaTd to tip
kuid into his mouth.
nan initiative being, or there
emulatiOn-no masters and
nv capital nor labor; but We
~ look for such unwieldly creatures
kphants to walk into saloons and in
in the flowing bowl. Still in this
has occurred the fact. During a sea-
lot the Kiraliys at the California Thea
two elephants weie used and were
BIT in the theatre all The time. One
forming the keeper was away and one
Elephant got out, strolled quietly
across the street, entered the saloon
opposite, terrified every one there by mis-
presence and, with his trunk, reached
behind the oar and seized every decanter
bf spirits and poured the contents down
his throat. He had about hall demolished
the bar-as far as drinks were concerned
before the alarm was raised and the
timely arrival of his keeper saved him
from showing the effects of his genial
81 sDree. He was very sick that night, but
II that taught him lesson which many hu-
~ mans might learn; he never wanted TO 20
II there again.
NJ The late Frank auckland, who devoted
At4his lie to the study OF animals, and VINO
Enefwas director of the Royal biological So
eciety's Gardens, London, for so many
hrRes years, was prolific in peculiar stories OF
he pranks OF all, from serpents to sea-
Sns; by The way, he tells remarkable
Story OF a Sea-lion who was so carefully
Vkfhurtured that his savage nature entirely
tfrHisappeared, but the amazing part comes
when, through some change OF tempera-
l ture in their abode-or is it ''change OF
keeper pat any rate the sea-lion moped
!. & and was sullen; 50 sulen that they feared
A sIckuess; and sickness meant death.
Without Buckland's knowledge, the
keeper forced some brandy into It's huge
Jaws; and capacIous enough they were,
for, a whole bottle being emptled, the
tusks again parted as II pleading for
! more, Strange to say. although that sea
FL lion lived for months afterward, 1t would
pretend to be sick every day, and would
! refuse to get well until it was provided
with brandy. No symptoms ever appear
ed till after death, when Mr.. Bucklaud
found that, though toe first drink restored
the creatures spirits, still so valuable an
exhibit-n London especially-would
| have lived much longer had it never man.
iiested that craving for more.
& little while ago gentleman wrote a
| most interesting letter to the Century
| Magazine, in which he spoke OF a maybe
which used to wander round bis garden.
The gentleman was fond OF fishing, and
Also of matutinal whisky and milk. On
certain mornings he would enter his gar
Hien whisky and milk In hand, to search
for a certain worm. While searching one
morning he placed bis unfinished whisky
and milk upon RACED tree stump level
with the ground. The maybe was hop.
hing about, hut the gentleman, intent on
ais work, paid no notice 10 him until be
heard a chirk! cuirk! chrk! and there
was magpte with his beak deep in the
morning Gecoctlon. lie drove the bird
off concluded ms business, aud went
away. AIew mornings after the gentle
I'M an again entered The garden, glass in
Fband, and, putting down the unhni5hed
liquor IN the same place, Judge o! his sur
Prise when he was confronted by the ma 2
nir with O large worm In it's beak. Ii
was some time before he could under.
,und, but at last he realized the situa-
on, aud, taxing the worm, be handed
{he glass TO tue bird, who dipped gleeiully
Ever alLerward his worms were brought
no him, ami the alcoholic reward was
pad.
NOW Tor a croahing raven who patron
lied our Board OF Viticulture. The cap
tain OF Il barkentine trading between here
and Honolulu Is very fond OF Ziniande
claret wine, and always keeps his cabin
stocked with 1t. At his home in Alameda
he reared raven that does nothing bu
tcroak all day; but, as conversation il
ecarce where there are no PASSENGERS, he
shortly took, aud still does take, this
raven VITA him on every voyage. But
while you are drinking Zintandel some
thing is liable 10 go wrOns on deck. On
one occasion IL was SO. and, by rushing
v*X hurriedy up the cumpauionway he sip
- bed, and spilled the contents OF his glass
.-the ravens cage. The bright red
nsuid was enough attraction
IL proved more, for now
s1owls OF water must be